Richard Nixon as a 12-year-old was given a portrait of Lincoln that he hung over his bed. Nixon also justified what would later be seen as abuses of power by comparing America in the Vietnam era to the country during the Civil War.
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"Richard Nixon as a 12-year-old was given a portrait of Lincoln that he hung over his bed. Nixon also justified what would later be seen as abuses of power by comparing America in the Vietnam era to the country during the Civil War." — Richard Norton Smith #warpeace
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Richard Nixon as a 12-year-old was given a portrait of Lincoln that he hung over his bed. Nixon also justified what would later be seen as abuses of power by comparing America in the Vietnam era to the country during the Civil War. — Richard Norton Smith
About Richard Norton Smith
Richard Norton Smith was a Historian from United States (1953–present).
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Who said "Richard Nixon as a 12-year-old was given a portrait of Lincoln that he hung ove…"?
This quote is attributed to Richard Norton Smith, a Historian from United States.
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Richard Norton Smith lived from 1953 – present.
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